Acts 10:1-27 ▼

1 And a certain man was in Cesarea by name Cornelius, a centurion of the band called Italian,

2 Religious, and fearing God with all his house, and doing many alms to the people, and praying God always.

3 He saw in a vision manifestly about the ninth hour of the day a messenger of God having come in to him, and saying to him, Cornelius.

4 And having looked at him intently, and being afraid, he said, What is it, Lord? And he said to him, Thy prayers and thine alms went up for remembrance before God.

5 And now send men to Joppa, and send for Simon, who is called Peter:

6 He is received as guest with a certain Simon a currier, to whom is a house by the sea: he shall speak to thee what thou must do.

7 And when the messenger speaking to Cornelius departed, having called two of his servants, and a religious soldier of those persevering with him;

8 And having related all to them, he sent them to Joppa.

9 And the morrow, these traveling, and drawing near to the city, Peter went up upon the house to pray about the sixth hour:

10 And he was hungry, and would have eaten: and these making ready, a deep trance fell upon him,

11 And he sees heaven opened, and a certain vessel descending upon him, as a great linen napkin fastened at the four beginnings, and laid down upon the earth:

12 In which were all the quadrupeds of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and the flying things of heaven.

13 And a voice was to him, Having risen, Peter, kill, and eat.

14 And Peter said, By no means, Lord; for never ate I anything common or unclean.

15 And a voice again of a second time to him, What things God cleansed, do not thou make common.

16 And this was for thrice: and again was the vessel taken up into heaven.

17 And as Peter was doubting in himself what the vision might be which he saw, and behold, the man sent from Cornelius having asked for Simon's house, stood at the gate,

18 And having called, they were inquiring if Simon, surnamed Peter, is received there as a guest.

19 And Peter reflecting concerning the vision, the Spirit said to him, Behold, three men seek thee.

20 But thou having risen, come down, and go with them, discussing nothing; for I have sent them.

21 And Peter having come down to the men sent from Cornelius to him, said, Behold, I am he whom ye seek: what the cause for which ye are present?

22 And they said, Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and fearing God, and witnessed of by the whole nation of the Jews, received intimation of the divine will by a holy messenger to send for thee to his house, and hear words of thee.

23 Therefore having called them in, he received as guests. And on the morrow Peter came forth with them, and certain of the brethren from Joppa came with him.

24 And the morrow he came to Cesarea. And Cornelius was waiting for them, having called together his kinsmen and friends by relationship.

25 And it was as Peter came in, Cornelius having met him, having fallen at his feet, worshipped.

26 And Peter raised him up, saying, Arise: I am also myself man.

27 And discoursing with him, he came in, and finds many come together.